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Jammer's top grime clashes: featuring Wiley, Kano, Skepta, Devilman and morehttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/03/jammers-top-grime-clashes-featuring-wiley-kano-skepta-devilman-and-more
<p>Grime spaces don’t come more iconic than Jammer’s basement, where some of the fiercest clashes on the UK urban-music scene took place. The rapper, producer and self-proclaimed ‘Professional Instigator’ picks his favourite head-to-heads</p><p>This happened around the same time the UK scene was breaking through. It was a period of a lot of firsts. People’s ears were getting used to grime spitting, like rapping in double time, and Dizzee had signed to XL. Rapping with a UK accent was a fresh thing, and this battle was evidence of how strong the British underground was lyrically, and it’s a clash that’s constantly referenced even now. Kano, with lyrics like “Once I start I can’t hold back/ Who’s gonna hold me back when I start to get crazy?/ I’ll shut you up with a dum-dum you baby” was showing that he was smart. He was definitely the Nas of that battle, and Wiley was the Jay-Z.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/03/jammers-top-grime-clashes-featuring-wiley-kano-skepta-devilman-and-more">Continue reading...</a>GrimeKanoUrban musicWileyMusicCultureFri, 03 Oct 2014 13:56:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/03/jammers-top-grime-clashes-featuring-wiley-kano-skepta-devilman-and-morePhotograph: PRStrong lyrical underground … Wiley and Kano.Photograph: PRStrong lyrical underground … Wiley and Kano.Kieran Yates2014-10-03T13:56:19ZVideo exclusive: Kano - Upsidehttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jul/16/video-exclusive-kano-upside
The rapper talks us through the concept for the video to his new single, Upside, featuring Michelle Breeze<p>Taken from Kano's forthcoming album, Method to the Maadness, Upside sees the rapper teaming up with Why Why Peaches vocalist Michelle Breeze. &quot;One of the key lyrics that inspired the video is:&nbsp;'If I lose my head, I lose my focus, but I'll lose my dough before I lose my soul.'&quot; explains Kano. The video, directed by Henry Schofield and shot in Canning Town, east London, sees the rapper playing a boxer cornered by two fixers who want him to throw a fight. Method to the Maadness is out on 30 August and features contributions from Boys Noize, Hot Chip, Diplo, and Damon Albarn.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jul/16/video-exclusive-kano-upside">Continue reading...</a>KanoGrimeMusicPop and rockUrban musicCultureFri, 16 Jul 2010 13:47:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jul/16/video-exclusive-kano-upsidePRBritish rapper Kanoguardian.co.uk/music2010-07-16T13:47:38ZKano and Bashy: How to handle Gorillazhttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/mar/04/kano-bashy-gorillaz
The grime stars go back to back on the Plastic Beach track White Flag. So what was it like working with a load of cartoons?<p>You may think it's weird working with a cartoon band but there are a lot of characters in grime, especially since the early days. The scene was built on strong characters – I could imagine someone animating Wiley! I was always a bit worried that the label was going to turn me into a cartoon character because they always wanted to exaggerate everything. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/mar/04/kano-bashy-gorillaz">Continue reading...</a>GorillazGrimePop and rockUrban musicMusicCultureKanoThu, 04 Mar 2010 16:48:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/mar/04/kano-bashy-gorillazPRGrime syndicate ... Kano and Bashy raise the white flag with GorillazPRKano and BashyKano and Bashy2010-03-04T16:48:31ZKano: I'm helping the future of our youthhttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/15/kano-future-youth
The Sunday Times might call me a 'foul-mouthed' rapper, but at least I'm using my voice to do something positive for my community<p>Recently, I wrote a song called More Than One Way to promote the <a href="http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/kano/?gclid=CIzl1Pmfn58CFeZr4wodzVYzJw#ld_track">government's diploma scheme</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/15/kano-future-youth">Continue reading...</a>KanoHip-hopUrban musicMusicCultureFri, 15 Jan 2010 16:48:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/15/kano-future-youthKano2010-01-15T16:48:43ZMusic Weekly - featuring Super Furry Animalshttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/sep/20/musicweeklyfeaturingsuperf
Griff and Bunf talk tanks, Welsh and cocking snooks. All of it very slowly. Elsewhere we chat to Kano and review PJ Harvey and Pete Doherty.<p><img src="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2007/09/20/SFA460.jpg" alt="Amy Winehouse at the Mobos" /><br /><span class="caption">The Super Furries, smiling at the thought of selling Don Henley a duff tank</span></p><p>Ask Gruff Rhys a question and you'll have time to make a cup of tea before hearing the answer. If Gruff and his fellow Super Furry Animal Huw Bunford (aka Bunf) were a sunlounger, they would be set at the lowest notch, that's for sure, but as our special guests this week they still manage to summon up the spark and imagination that has helped to make SFA one of the continuing success stories in British rock.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/sep/20/musicweeklyfeaturingsuperf">Continue reading...</a>MusicSuper Furry AnimalsKanoThu, 20 Sep 2007 11:54:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/sep/20/musicweeklyfeaturingsuperfGuardian/Music2007-09-20T11:54:18Z